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Mets need to break open piggy bank and make offseason splash
If the Mets were any less relevant at this point, they’d be the metric system. They did no serious advance work to play in the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes and earned...
Jerry Blevins knows the Mets' offseason move he wants to see
Sandy Alderson isn’t alone in his desire for the Mets to get some help in the bullpen. “It’s pretty obvious we have a need for another big arm back there,...
Mets trying to pluck the workhorse behind Indians dominant bullpen
In a quiet holiday week, the Mets are getting a better idea about the free-agent bullpen landscape. One proven reliever is imperative to augment Jeurys Familia, AJ Ramos and Jerry...
These bullpen arms will be high on Mets' shopping list
The bullpen comes first for the Mets. As team officials consider their myriad of needs this offseason — another power bat and starting pitching among them — the top priority,...
Top 30 free-agent predictions: Yankees, Red Sox make splashes
Ready or not, here come the Post’s Top 30 free-agent rankings and predictions. Baseball’s five-day quiet period after the World Series concludes at midnight Monday into Tuesday, at which point...
Most of the Mets trade castoffs are dominating
The Mets’ 2017 opening-day roster now has some reach across the league. With the club going through a sell-off during its dreary campaign, ex-Mets are spread out as they try...
This time Addison Reed shuts down the Yankees
BOSTON — What a difference a week made for Addison Reed. The former Met, who gave up four runs to the Yankees on Aug. 12 in The Bronx — when...
Why MLB managers succumb to their late-inning Achilles' heel
With all the debating teams on cable TV and radio, here’s an idea that may be worth shelving Carmelo Anthony issues for a few minutes: If Major League Baseball was...
Ex-Met was 'all over the place' and the Yankees made him pay
Maybe the Yankees were better off without any Mets after all. In his introduction to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, former Mets reliever Addison Reed turned what looked like an easy...
Yankees ride huge late rally to comeback victory over rivals
For most of Friday night, the Yankees seemed destined to fall a season-high 5½ games out of first place, while the Red Sox seemed poised to win their ninth straight...
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Breaking down how the rivals match up
The Yankees and Red Sox will meet for another critical series this weekend in The Bronx, with Boston streaking and having won eight straight games to wrest control of the...
Meet Mets' Addison Reed trade haul, who can throw fire
While the Yankees made a splashy move before the trade deadline for A's ace Sonny Gray, the Mets also acquired some pitching help with a move for the future. The...
Mets trading Addison Reed to Red Sox for three prospects
DENVER — Addison Reed brought the Mets exactly what they needed in a trade-deadline deal: young, power bullpen arms. The Mets’ stockpiling of relievers continued with a deal Monday that...
The likely last game of a Mets era is a collapse
SEATTLE — The Mets are still open for business and taking calls in this game of “Let’s Make a Deal.” With the exception of a few building blocks, just about...
The Terry Collins scouting report on Mets' new bullpen weapon
SEATTLE — AJ Ramos is expected to begin his Mets tenure on Sunday. The former Marlins closer was en route Saturday to join his new team, a day after the...
Michael Conforto blasts two HRs in homecoming to fuel Mets
SEATTLE — Local boy makes good. Real good. Michael Conforto had joked before Friday night’s game that Safeco Field looked much smaller now than when he played here in a...
Five challenges to big deals as MLB trade deadline closes in
Baseball is played over 162 games and six months and the long view — think patience, patience, patience — is almost always the best policy. Almost. As the clock ticks...
Mets' rebuilding begins as Lucas Duda is traded to Rays
SAN DIEGO — The Mets’ overhaul has begun. Lucas Duda, the longest-tenured active player with the team, was traded Thursday to the Rays for minor league reliever Drew Smith, a...
The Mets' trade deadline haul is looking bleak
This season has often felt like a practical joke to the Mets, a pie in the face to their best-laid plans. They, for example, saw a strong road to contention...
One more Met could be on the trading block
SAN DIEGO — Add Rene Rivera’s name to the list of players the Mets might deal before Monday’s non-waiver trade deadline. According to major league sources, the Mets are receiving...